An ordinary soldering iron is good for soldering small things, but when they need to work a lot and for a long time, then in this case a device of a completely different level is required. If you don’t plan to buy a soldering station, then you can solve the problem on a budget. Let's look at 3 ideas for making improved soldering irons that will make soldering faster and more comfortable.
Soldering iron with automatic solder feed
For this homemade product, you need to glue a micro gear motor into a drilled piece of sheet plastic or plexiglass with hot glue - A gear is installed on its shaft.
Next, remove the seat along with the mount from the disassembled gas lighter. It is glued to the plate with minimal clearance to the gear.
A small plate with an overlay is glued to the soldering iron. A gear motor is attached to it. To strengthen the structure, you will need a second plate on the other side.
Closer to the handle of the soldering iron, 2 eyes are glued for the solder coil. It is installed using a bushing from a syringe.
Wires, a push button and a battery are soldered to the motor. The battery is glued to the handle.
To direct the flow of solder, you need to glue a metal tube onto hot glue. It can be removed from the telescopic antenna of the radio.On the tip side it needs to be tied to the soldering iron with wire.
Solder from the coil is passed between the gear motor gear and the arm, then discharged into the tube. Now, when you press a button, it can be fed onto the tip and immediately melt.
Soldering hair dryer from a regular soldering iron
You need to disconnect the handle from the soldering iron and trim the protruding plastic so that it fits more tightly with its body. A hole is made in the side of it, and the nozzle from the syringe is glued into it.
The ventilation holes on the soldering iron should be covered with foil or sheet aluminum from a soda can. Then the soldering iron is put back together.
A compressor is connected to the glued nozzle from the syringe -
You can buy it on Aliexpress or just take a regular one for aquariums. The first one is better, since it can be powered from the crown and glued directly to the handle of the soldering iron.
Instead of a tip, a thin metal tube is clamped in the soldering iron.
As a result, when you turn it and the compressor on, hot air will come out of it. The flow temperature is enough to melt the solder. This hairdryer is very convenient for soldering and desoldering elements with a large number of legs.
Soldering torch from a lighter
It is necessary to disassemble the gas turbo lighter and cut off the plastic in which the piezoelectric element is located.
Then its burner is returned back, and a bolt and nut are glued to the body.
A standard plate for adjusting the gas supply from the lighter nozzle is pressed under it.
You need to attach wires to the removed piezoelectric element. The joints are insulated with heat shrink.
One of the wires is screwed to the bolt, the second is connected to the burner.
By screwing in the nut you can open the gas supply. Then, after pressing the piezoelectric element, the burner will light up.
Its combustion power can be adjusted by tightening or releasing the nut. This torch is enough to solder tinned wires, or desolder elements from circuits.
